Line Change
Liles will be in the Bruins lineup on Tuesday.
Liles has not been in the lineup since February 26th, but will replace Colin Miller in the lineup tonight vs. Nashville. The 36-year-old blueline has five assists in 31 games this season.
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Krejci (upper-body) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.
Krejci missed Monday’s practice and today’s morning skate, but he remains a possibility to play tonight vs. Nashville. Matt Beleskey is expected to be in the lineup in Krejci can’t go, but monitor his status when the Bruins hit the ice for warmups tonight.
Goalie Start
Hellebuyck will likely start Tuesday in New Jersey.
Hellebuyck allowed five goals on 36 shots in the Jets’ loss in Los Angeles last Thursday. Michael Hutchinson got the last two games, but Hellebuyck will go tonight in New Jersey. In his last seven starts, Hellebuyck has just one win and a terrible 4.06 GAA and .863 SV%.
Goalie Start
Dubnyk will start Tuesday vs. the Capitals.
Dubnyk allowed three goals on 19 shots in the Wild’s overtime loss to the Red Wings on Sunday. A tough month continues for Dubnyk, who is now 3-8-1 with a 2.76 GAA and .898 SV% in March. Things don’t get any easier with the Capitals visiting tonight—they pushed four past him on 40 shots in a 4-2 Washington win two weeks ago.
Montoya suffered a lower-body injury in the morning skate and will not make his scheduled start on Tuesday.
Goalie Start
Price will start Tuesday vs. the Stars.
Price allowed one goal on 32 shots in the Canadiens’ win over the Senators on Saturday. Al Montoya was expected to start tonight, but he suffered a lower-body injury in the morning skate, so Price will go tonight vs. Dallas. Price is an impressive 7-2-0 with a 1.65 GAA and .939 SV% in March.
Goalie Start
Schneider will start Tuesday vs. the Jets.
Schneider allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Devils’ loss to the Hurricanes on Saturday. Keith Kinkaid started on Sunday, so they’ll come back to Schneider tonight vs. the Jets. The 31-year-old has gone 1-6-0 with a 2.98 GAA and .896 SV% in the month of March.
Goalie Start
Rask will start Tuesday vs. the Predators.
Rask allowed five gaols on 28 shots in the Bruins’ loss to the Lighting last Thursday. Rask missed Saturday’s game in Brooklyn with a lower-body injury, but he is “good to go” tonight vs. the Predators. Rask is on a four-game losing streak having allowed 15 goals on 95 shots (.842 SV%).
Goalie Start
Rinne will likely start Tuesday in Boston.
Rinne allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Predators’ win over the Sharks on Saturday. Juuse Saros started last night, so Rinne is expected to go tonight in Boston. Rinne is on a five game winning streak, having posted a strong 1.78 GAA and .934 SV%. Despite fighting for their playoff lines, the Bruins have struggled, losing four of their last five.
Injury
Lack was released from hospital with a neck strain.
Lack had to be stretchered off of the ice after a collision with Andreas Athanasiou during the Red Wings’ overtime game winner last night. Lack reportedly avoided a concussion, but is still expected to miss some time. Alex Nedeljkovic was recalled to take his spot on the roster this morning.
Call up / Send down
The Red Wings have recalled Ben Street from Grand Rapids (AHL) under emergency conditions.
The Red Wings will be playing their third game in three nights tonight, so Street has likely been recalled for precautionary or rest reasons. Street has registered 54 points (25G / 29A) in 60 games with the Griffins this season.
Goalie Start
The Panthers will not hold a morning skate on Tuesday.
Goalie Start
Mason was the first goalie off of the ice.
Mason allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Flyers’ win in Pittsburgh on Sunday. Mason has won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.02 GAA and .929 SV%. He’ll face the Senators for the third time this season tonight and he comes in having gone 1-0-1 with a 1.92 GAA and .915 SV% in the first two meetings.
Goalie Start
Call up / Send down
The Hurricanes have recalled Alex Nedeljkovic from Florida (ECHL)
Eddie Lack had to be taken off on a stretcher in the Hurricanes’ OT loss to Detroit last night, so Nedeljkovic will come up to take his spot on the roster. The 21-year-old netminder has gone 8-14-0 with a 3.40 GAA and .881 SV% with Charlotte (AHL) and 4-4-0 with a 3.64 GAA and .885 SV% with Florida this season.
Line Change
Polak will return from his two-game suspension on Tuesday.
Polak missed the last two games with a suspension, but will draw in for Alexey Marchenko tonight vs. the Panthers. Polak has just four goals and four assists (eight points) in 67 games this season.
Goalie Start
Goalie Start
Vasilevskiy leads the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
Vasilevskiy stopped 29 of 30 shots in the Lightning’s OT win in Detroit on Friday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Vasilevkskiy, who will go for his 19th win of the season tonight. He is 6-3-1- with a 2.28 GAA and .929 SV% in his last 10 starts and won his first start against the Blackhawks.
Goalie Start
Lack will start in goal vs. the Red Wings.
Lack allowed one goal on 27 shots in the Hurricanes’ win in New Jersey on Saturday. Lack has been great recently, winning four straight starts with a 1.25 GAA and .954 SV%. He will look to extend his winning streak to five tonight vs. the Red Wings—Detroit comes in having won four of their last six (4-1-1).
Bitetto will replace Yannick Weber in the lineup on Monday.
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